PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ready Go (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ok Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ok Ko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Go
vs
Ko

169 cm
28
177 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

190 cm
29
180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Ready Go!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ok Ko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko tries a head kick but it misses.
Go misses the shot to the body.
Go throws a jab when Ko was well out of range.
Go misses with a wild body shot.
Ko tries to clinch up.
Go fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ko manages to avoid it.
Go looks to land a left hand but Ko moved out of range nicely.
Go throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ko throws a head kick that misses.
Ready Go seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Go misses with an uppercut.
Go cracks Ko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Go pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Go is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ko's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Go lands an overhand right.
Go throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Go as he checks the leg kick.
Go blocks a jab.
Ko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Go tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ko was well out of range. Poor timing from Go.
Go fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ko slips a jab from Go.
Nice cross by Go.
Go fails with the takedown.
Go swings for the body but Ko moves out of range.
Go thows a body shot but no joy.
Go looks to land a left hand but Ko moved out of range nicely.
Ok Ko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Go takes a swing at Ko's ribcage but misses.
Go changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ko tries to avoid it but Go manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ko to the ground. Ko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ko is looking to clinch but Go is avoiding it.
Go takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Go misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Go throws a body punch but Ko moves out of range.

Ko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Go is defending well for now.
Ko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Go avoids it.
Ko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Go avoiding damage as Ko throws knees to the body.
Ko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ko tries to land a knee to the head but Go blocks with his arms.
Ko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Go's face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Go misses with a punch to the body.
Go blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ko obliges.
Go managing to block the knees to the body from Ko.
Ko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Go lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go avoiding damage as Ko throws knees to the body.
Ko trying to control the position but instead, Go has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ko into the cage.
Ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Go.
Ko tries to land knees in the clinch but Go avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Ko.
Ko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Go in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ko avoiding damage.
Go takes a knee to the side of the body.
Go tries a body shot but Ko blocks it.
Go has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ready Go. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ko is pressed up against the cage. Go has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ko down to the mat. Ko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ko is looking to chop away at Go's legs.
Go avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Go just misses with a punch to the body.
Ko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Go throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Go throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ko avoids the body shot from Go.
Go misses with a wild body shot.
Go just misses with a punch to the body.
Go loads up on a big right hand but Ko slips the punch.
Go is looking to wear down Ko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ko fails with an attempt to clinch.

Ko has closed the distance and engaged Go in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ko with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ready Go has been cut.

Go is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ko can't fight it off and eventually Go manages to take the fight to the floor. Ko looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Go throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ok Ko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ready Go's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Go.
Ko moves in looking to clinch but Go pushes him off.
Go tests Ko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Go just misses with a punch to the body.
Ko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Go circles away quickly and effectively.
Go checks a low kick from Ko.
Go swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Go.
Ko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ko moves forwards but Go connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ko tries a head kick but it misses.
Ko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Go misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Go scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ko moves away from the strike by Go.
Ko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ko avoids the body shot from Go.

Ko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Go lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Come on Ko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Go.
A head punch on the inside from Go fails to land.
Ko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Go.
A left hand lands to the body for Go.
Ko is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Go works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ko wants to sweep here but Go controlling him for the moment.
Go prevents Ko from getting back to his feet.
Ko tries to strike from the bottom.
Ko pulls Go in close to prevent any damage.
Ko looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ok Ko wasn't active enough on the ground.
Go lands a jab to the head.
Ko wants to clinch up but Go keeps it at a distance.
Ko slips a straight right by Go.
Ko moves out of range as Go strikes.
Go cracks a nice hook into Ko's ribs.
Go scores with a jab.
Ko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Go.

Ko clinches up against the cage.
Ko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Go blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Go goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Go takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ko trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Go blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Go goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ko prevents it.
Ko stops a takedown attempt from Go.
Go lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Ko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ko doesn't manage to clinch there - Go circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ko throws a leg kick that misses.
Go misses with a body shot.
Go takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ko staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ko tries to clinch but Go moves out of range.
Go missing with a left hand there. Ko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Go lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ready Go will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ready Go's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Go keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the body from Go misses
and Ko counters with a nice uppercut.
Go misses with a straight left.
Go throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ko on the side of the head.

Ko clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Go.
Go misses with a body punch.
Ko looking to throw knees to the head but Go is blocking nicely.
Ko working Go over with knees to the body.
Go is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Go takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Go throws a jab but it's blocked by Ko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ko thumps Go with a low kick.
Ko swings for the body but Go moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Go tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ko was well out of range. Poor timing from Go.
Ko jabs Go to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Go just misses with a punch to the body.
Ko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Go. Ko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Go takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Ko instigates a clinch.
Ko connects with a knee to the head.
Ko misses with a punch on the inside.
Go takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ko tries to land knees in the clinch but Go avoids the damage to the body.
Go blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ko working Go over with knees to the body.
Ko misses with a knee strike.
Go is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Go trying to stall but Ko improves his position.
Ko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ko blocking some punches.
Ko stalling against the cage.
Ko tries to land a knee to the head but Go blocks with his arms.
Ko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Go working aggressively here.
Ko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Go.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ready Go. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go looking for a takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Go throws a punch but it's blocked by Ko.
A nice right hand lands inside from Go.
Ko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ko lands a nice knee to the body.
Ko connects with a knee to the head.
Ko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ko.
Ko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Go fails to land.

Ko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Go waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ko.
Ko scores with a head kick. Go tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fighters circling - Go throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ko wants to clinch.
Ko tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ko tries to close the distance and clinch but Go swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ok Ko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ok Ko!